Mats Sundin and Ed Belfour are feeling good, and so are the Toronto Maple
Leafs.

With their captain at full strength and their goaltender back in top form,
the Maple Leafs ride a big wave of momentum into the Wachovia Center for Game 5
of their semifinal series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Sundin sat out the series opener - missing his fourth straight game with a
leg injury - and was relatively ineffective in Game 2 as Toronto lost the
opening two contests in Philadelphia.

The 33-year-old center looked better in Game 3, assisting on Alexander
Mogilny's goal in a 4-1 victory, and was the star of Game 4 as he scored twice
in Friday's 3-1 win to help the Leafs even the series.

"It felt good," Sundin said of his leg. "There's nothing that bothers me
with my skating so for sure, a lot better."

Sundin came close to getting a hat trick on a few occasions, including one
breakway chance on which he hit the crossbar with 20 seconds left in the second
period.

"He's definitely one of the best players I've ever played with and he shows
up for big games every time," Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour said.

Belfour was outstanding in the first round, posting three shutouts in
leading Toronto past Ottawa in seven games. He did not appear to be at his best
in Philadelphia, giving up five goals on 50 shots, but played much better in
front of the home fans as he stopped 46 of 48 shots, including 28 saves Friday.

"We got to the net tonight better, and got some pretty good whacks at it,
but (Belfour) is great at controlling rebounds as well as getting rebounds out
of harm's way," Flyers captain Keith Primeau said.

Besides having all the momentum going back to Philadelphia, the Leafs also
may get a boost with the return of center Joe Nieuwendyk. The team leader with
five goals this postseason, Nieuwendyk is hoping to play in Game 5 after
missing three games with what is believed to be a back problem.

The teams head back to Philadelphia with their playoff series tied 2-2 for
the second straight year, though this time both should feel better rested.

In last season's quarterfinals, Game 3 was decided in double overtime and
Game 4 needed three overtimes. The Flyers went on to win Games 5 and 7 at home,
sandwiched around a double-overtime loss at Toronto.

Philadelphia will not win this series if its special teams are as bad as
they were in Game 4. The Flyers managed only one shot in going scoreless on
four power-play opportunities. They went 3-for-10 in the first three games.

Toronto was 0-for-6 with the man advantage Friday, but Philadelphia had
trouble just clearing the zone. Darcy Tucker's goal in the third period came
only one second after Marcus Ragnarsson's interference penalty ended.

Simon Gagne scored eight minutes into the first period Thursday to give the
Flyers a 1-0 lead, but their offense again looked flat for most of the game.

"You can't come into another team's building and score two goals," Flyers
winger Mark Recchi said. "That's part of my responsibility. I take a lot of
the heat for that. I know I've got to be a lot better offensively."

Recchi, who led the Flyers with 75 points in the regular season, has only
one assist in this series and just two points in the playoffs. Neither Jeremy
Roenick nor John LeClair has any points in the last three games.

"They're getting production from key people," Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock
said of the Leafs. "If we're going to win the series we're going to have to
get the same production from our key people."

The series goes back to Toronto for Game 6 on Tuesday. Game 7, if necessary,
would be Thursday in Philadelphia.